Mood disorder | Addiction Treatment Strategies

Mood disorders like depression and substance abuse go together so frequently that doctors have coined a term for it: dual diagnosis. People who have suffered recent episodes of major depression have higher rates of alcoholism and drug addiction compared with the rest of the population,…

People with depression may turn to drugs or alcohol to medicate their pain.
By Dennis Thompson Jr.
Medically reviewed by Christine Wilmsen Craig, MD
Mood disorders like depression and substance abuse go together so frequently that doctors have coined a term for it: dual diagnosis….